30 years and counting…
2022 was a major milestone for our practice as we celebrated our 30th anniversary.
We are delighted to share with you highlights of our journey.
This year’s conference took the team back to visit one of the company’s favourite projects, The Sculpture Park in Churt near Farnham in Surrey. We obtained a Lawful Development Certificate for the use of the land as a Sculpture Park in 2014. Since then it has become a favourite attraction…
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We organised our 2nd golf event in partnership with the Land and New Homes team at Arun Estates We were joined by 30 decision makers from the local property and construction industry at Reigate Hill GC. This was a great opportunity to spend some quality time, face-to-face, with existing and…
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The WS Planning & Architecture team were delighted to celebrate three landmark occasions. The first being our chairman’s birthday, Brian Woods who is 70 years young. It was a great opportunity to also celebrate the 15th anniversary of our Preferred Partner initiative and the inception of our Architectural services. We…
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We are delighted to share changes to the structure of our management team. The founder of our Practice, Brian Woods, is now Chairman of WS Planning & Architecture. Spencer Copping has been promoted to Managing Director of WS Planning & Architecture and Brouard Architects. Emily Munro has been promoted to…
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Our 2025 Team Conference kick started with a delicious meal at the funky Trickle Restaurant in Croydon. After our hearty lunch, we met Richard Plant, Chairman of Develop Croydon for a tour of the town highlighting the recently completed commercial and residential developments and the juxta positioning of the ultra-modern…
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After 5 years in the iconic “50p” building, we move to our new premises at TBXH@ Sunley House. It is with regret that we say goodbye to our colleagues at Sussex Innovation but the building is being redeveloped into residential apartments. However, we look forward to being part of the…
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We teamed up with Arun Land & New Homes to organise a golf day at Reigate Hill Golf Club for a round of golf and networking among industry friends, colleagues and new contacts.
We joined up with our colleagues at Campbell and Co Architects for a late summer team day at Mercers Lake in Merstham. They’re developing their facilities and we enjoyed a great afternoon that included a Stand Up Paddle Boarding lesson followed by an amazing BBQ & outdoor games.
Following our successful Preferred Partners scheme, we extend the initiative to other niche services with a cost-effective membership.
This year’s venue was the excellent Marriott Hotel at Lingfield Park Race Course. A productive learning morning was followed by a fascinating behind the scenes perspective of the horse breeding and racing world thanks to Peter Crate of JJ Franks, who shared his passion of the sport with us. The…
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We were immensely proud that Emily was a finalist in two categories, Property Professional of the Year & Future Talent of the Year. This is the 3rd year of the awards that recognise the accomplishments of women trailblazers, innovators and role models who lead the way in their fields and…
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We supported The Ashcombe School Careers Fair 2024 which coincided with the 17th annual National Apprenticeship Week. Exhibitors covered a wide range of higher education, apprenticeships, industries and professions. There was also a programme of talks covering Personal Statements, Apprenticeships, Working in the Space Industry and How to Choose a…
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The team gathered at The Pilgrim Brewery in Reigate to celebrate our first year in practice for WS Heritage and Brouard Architects which also coincided with Spencer Copping’s 25th work anniversary. It was great to share the moment with our Preferred Partners, clients, and industry friends that have been so…
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The WS Team attended an excellent Reigate & Banstead Business Awards. Another great event organised by the council’s Economic Prosperity Team. Unfortunately, we had to settle for runner-up in the Resilient Business of the Year category – to The Reigate Manor Hotel, worthy winners and fabulous hosts. We were entertained…
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The WS Planning & Architecture team were delighted to join the celebrations of Croydon Vision’s Centenary year. We are excited to be working closely with them to deliver their ambition of creating a wonderful new and vibrant centre to improve the quality of life of the area’s blind and partially…
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As part of the Constructing Excellence Croydon Club, we invited clients and suppliers to enjoy an evening at the races with our team.
On the 18th May we hosted a Planning & Development at The Old Reigatians Rugby Club in Reigate. The event was attended by local decision makers involved in the property market. This was an excellent opportunity to network and share ideas through a series of presentations and panel discussions.
Our annual conference started with Cornerstone Barristers based in Gray’s Inn Square WC1 who conducted a series of presentations on Planning policies and updates. In the afternoon we were treated to a guided tour of the Sir John Soane’s Museum in Lincolns Inn Fields.
We’re kicking off 2023 by offering a new Heritage Consultancy service to our clients. This is an exciting development led by a team of experts with a broad scope of industry knowledge and experience. www.ws-heritage.co.uk
We were proud finalists in two categories; Best New Apartment Scheme – inc. retirement developments (Wellington Court in Kingswood)+ Architectural Practice of the Year
We were shortlisted for two categories; Professional Services Award and our Associate Director, Emily Hall, for Young Professional of the Year
In November 2022, we acquire Brouard Architects – a leading practice to expand our reach into the South East corner of London and Kent.
After a morning of learning, the team spent the afternoon at The Cannons. This was a great opportunity for the team to see one of the practice’s marquee projects. We were blessed with wonderful weather and the owners were perfect hosts.
We were delighted to make it as finalists at this years’ awards – a testament to our high standards and strong team ethos. We will continue to strive towards winning the award in the future. Having attended the RTPI South East CPD day which took place at The Jury Inn…
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Our celebrations continued on the 16th of June with a reception in our London office with our business friends from the Croydon area.
We started our celebrations on the 21st of April with a reception at the Reigate Priory Cricket Club with 50 business friends who have helped us achieve this milestone.
In honour of our anniversary we have redesigned our logo to celebrate 30 years of unlocking potential.
We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated in the “Employer of the Year” category in the Reigate & Banstead Business Awards 2022.
We submitted The Cannons for the prestigious RIBA Awards. The drone footage of this unique house was beautifully captured by Solent Sky Services, one of our Preferred Partners.
Our design of 3 cottages for Alexson Homes in Ripley, Surrey receives Runner Up in the “Best Boutique Development” Category of the Surrey Property Awards 2021.
We continue to grow and move across the road to 5 Pool House on Bancroft Road, Reigate.
Max Rayner wins Apprentice of the Year at the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards 2020. Max joined WS in September 2018 as one of only 6 people in the UK undergoing the new Architectural Assistant Apprenticeship. We were thrilled when he was selected as a Finalist in the Apprentice of the…
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We are proud to open our first London office at One Croydon. This iconic building designed by Richard Seifert was formerly known as the NLA Tower.
We win “Best New Luxury Property” category at the Surrey Property Awards for Windsor Homes and the erection of two detached dwellings in Weybridge.
We are finalist in the “Supply Chain Excellence” category at the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards 2019, thanks to our innovative Preferred Partners initiative.
